Radioisotopes: Out of Control
by: Raymond Chan
What is a Radioisotope?Radioisotopes are chemical elements having an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable form.
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Radioisotopes and their Uses...Specific radioisotopes such as Carbon-14, Gallium-67, and Iodine-131 are used for particular uses such as radioactive dating, medical diagnosis for tumor imaging and localisation of inflammatory infections, treating thyroid disorders and other biological studies with specific isotopes.
To read more about radioactive medicine at: http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/non-power-nuclear-applications/radioisotopes/radioisotopes-in-medicine/ |
Why are they Important?These unique elements help create new discoveries that help us adapt to our environmental surroundings. Because of radioisotopes, we are able to find new ways to do actions that we could not do otherwise. Actions such as detecting explosives using Nickel-63 or treating cancerous tumors with Cesium-137. These radioisotopes help scientists and researchers find out, continue or begin new studies for unsolved problems in nature.
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More Information About Radioisotopes:
From 2013: University of Utah researchers developed a new way to fight poachers who kill elephants, hippos, rhinos and other wildlife. By measuring the carbon-14 deposited from their tusks and teeth, the method reveals the year an animal died, and thus whether the ivory was taken illegally.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-07-age-legality-ivory-revealed-carbon-.html#jCp |
From 2012: Researchers at the National Institute of Materials Science had developed a spray that can help detect radioactive cesium-137. To do so, workers spray the liquid on the material the researchers want to be tested and then turn on an ultraviolet lamp. If radioactive cesium is present, it glows with a bluish-green light.
Read more at: http://www.fukushima-is-still-news.com/article-new-test-makes-cesium-glow-113739873.html For more info - go to: http://www.naturalnews.com/Cesium-137.html |
To see the radioisotopes and their uses for researchers and their studies, go to:
https://www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/common/pdf/radiological_health/radioisotopes.pdf
https://www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/common/pdf/radiological_health/radioisotopes.pdf